Lake Level Blog

Reservoir Monitoring Update – Morning

By March 4, 2020

TRWD continues to monitor reservoir conditions 24 hours a day.  Current reservoir conditions are provided below.  Currently, Eagle Mountain and Richland-Chambers are making flood discharges.  Eagle Mountain gates are closed; however, a small discharge continues at the overflow spillway.  Any additional updates to flood discharges will be posted here.

Rainfall started overnight and is expected to continue throughout the day.  Observed rainfall totals can be seen in Graphic-1, below.   An additionional 1 to 2 inches of rainfall is expected today.  Please continue to follow the National Weather Service (NWS) and the River Forecast Center (RFC) for the latest information regarding the weather and river conditions, respectively.

Please be advised that forecasts and projections are subject to change, and TRWD reservoir operations are based on observed rainfall conditions. The next update will come this evening, unless conditions dictate otherwise.  Please check back.

Graphic-1. Observed Rainfall

*Lake Worth is owned and operated by the City of Fort Worth.  See the City of Fort Worth news feed for updates on Lake Worth.

Please call the Flood Hotline for further information.

817-720-4296

If prompted to leave a message, the flood monitor on duty will return your call within 30 minutes.

Posted by CO.

Lake Current Level Conservation Level* Level Difference**
Arlington 551.47 550.00 1.47
Benbrook 696.02 694.00 2.02
Bridgeport 837.02 836.00 1.02
Cedar Creek 322.38 322.00 0.38
Eagle Mountain 650.13 649.10 1.03
Lake Worth 596.30 594.00 2.30
Richland-Chambers 315.74 315.00 0.74

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*Conservation Level: The permitted level of water an entity is allowed to hold in a lake. Any amount above the conservation level is used for the temporary storage of flood waters and must be released downstream.

**Difference: Amount above or below conservation level.

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